75 Stuyvesant Pl, Staten Island, NY 10301718-727-1135

The Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences is a general interest facility dedicated to preserving local history and does so by housing more than 80,000 pieces of media, from 19th century maps and legal documents to old, black and white photographs and books.

1071 5th Ave, at 89th St, New York, NY 10128-0173212-423-3500

The Guggenheim building with its spiraling gallery resembling a nautilus shell was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1959, it houses galleries whose artwork ably stands up to the dramatic architecture.

9-01 33rd Rd, at Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11106718-204-7088

420 W 14th St, New York, NY 10014212-209-3370

This unique museum, billed as the "The Biggest Little Museum in New York" tells the story of tragedy, shock and recovery via real World Trade Center artifacts, audio clips and fascinatingly poignant photography of Gary Marlon Suson.